synaeresis

American  

[si-ner-uh-sis] / sɪˈnɛr ə sɪs /

Or syneresis

noun

Phonetics.

1. the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.

2. synizesis.

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synaeresis British  

/ sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs /

noun

1. a variant spelling of syneresis

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Etymology

Origin of synaeresis

1570–80; < Late Latin < Greek synaíresis act of taking together, equivalent to syn- syn- + ( h)aire- (stem of haireîn to take) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

Proof of this is to be found in the confession of linguists, that there are no truly phonetic laws of the hiatus, of cacophony, of diaeresis, of synaeresis, but merely laws of taste and convenience; that is to say, aesthetic laws.

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